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Bakker, The Judging Eye , book 1 of the Aspect-Emperor series. (And prob my least favourite of them, although that may change...) --A As you know I loved this series. So different and dark. As much as I loved it I found it even more enjoyable upon a reread. Knowing the whole story gives the reader ...

This has been a fascinating discussion. Very frank and eloquent, on all sides. Thanks for a great read!

Read this thread for reactions from others who have read the book. Not a single person has had anything less than rave reviews.

Bump. For any newcomers to the forum who haven't heard of this masterpiece. Read it and thank me later!

Entropy in Bloom by Jeremy Robert Johnson.

That quote from GRRM that Wayfriend posted above nails it. One is gritty and realistic and the other is more fairy tale fantasy. I hope it's good but it will never be able to match the tone of GoT and many people who tune in thinking they are going to find the next GoT are going to be disappointed.

Amazon is looking for it's version of GoT. Unfortunately, LotR will not be the solution. GoT has violence, sex and political intrigue. LOTR is geared to a much different audience and won't pick up the casual viewer that isn't already a fan of fantasy. GoT brought in non-fantasy fans and that's why i...

Good call Hiro. Forgot about not spoiling things for others.

I don't mind the dark ending . It's classic Bakker, a subversion of standard fantasy tropes. I think I was expecting the No God to walk again all along. It's truly ballsy when looking at it from a commercial standpoint. That said, it's the execution that was lacking. It was all build up and then th...

Page 2, second post. I also was less than pleased with ending. This could have been the finale to the best, most unique fantasy series ever conceived and written and I can't help but feel like it's a tremendous disappointment. Almost like he lost his nerve at the last moment or just couldn't figure ...

Lol...Guess who Nil Sertrax is, the gentleman who wrote the question that prompted this response?!?!?!

Happy to help. ;^)

The Vile Angel is a summoned ciphrang known as Kalkaliol (sp?).

Z wrote:The interludes with the Blind Slave etc. are utterly impenetrable. Totally confusing. What the hell?

The Blind slaver is Iyokus. Read it again with that in mind and it will be clearer.

Can't wait to hear your thoughts on the end.

Looking forward to your thoughts. There are a variety of opinions regarding the ending.

Themes aren't sexual? I watch this with my son, who is 13, and occasionally an episode will push the boundaries. Can't recall the name of the episode but the one where Rick get's reunited with the hive mind that is his ex-girlfriend is very sexual. Also, if you watch the uncensored versions there is...

The Unholy Consult...for the second time. No way! How did you get an ARC? Plus, how is it? I have a friend from TSA who bought it and then sold it to me after he read it. We did the same thing for "The Great Ordeal". It's excellent. The last half of the book is non-stop action. There are ...

The Unholy Consult...for the second time.

I thought Wizard's First Rule was decent enough. Pretty standard fantasy fare with nothing earth-shattering. Easy story to read. The second book "Stone of Tears" was also decent but any books after that are not good.

You're mileage may vary!